SB 10.73.19
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 19
diṣṭyā vyavasitaṁ bhūpā
bhavanta ṛta-bhāṣiṇaḥ
śrīy-aiśvarya-madonnāhaṁ
paśya unmādakaṁ nṛṇām
SYNONYMS
diṣṭyā—fortunate; vyavasitam—your resolve; bhūpāḥ—O kings; bhavantaḥ—you; ṛta—truthfully; bhāṣiṇaḥ—speaking; śrī—of opulence; aiśvarya—and power; mada—due to the intoxication; unnāham—lack of restraint; paśye—I see; unmādakam—maddening; nṛṇām—for human beings.
TRANSLATION
Fortunately you have come to the proper conclusion, my dear kings, and what you have spoken is true. I can see that human beings' lack of self-restraint, which arises from their intoxication with opulence and power, simply leads to madness.